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RE: [TCML] 1,000uF 250V pulse cap needed



250V seems like an unusually low voltage for a pulse cap, so it's unclear what application you have in mind, and exactly what the component requirements are.  Just saying that they need to "withstand pulses" is pretty vague.  How high is "up"?

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Chris Swinson
> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 1:14 PM
> To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
> Subject: [TCML] 1,000uF 250V pulse cap needed
>
> Hi all,
>
> My array of 470nF caps seems to have died. Had these all in parallel and
> going to be near impossible to separate them.
>
> So does anyone know anywhere to obtain any higher value caps than 470nF at
> 250VDC ? I need to make up to 1,000uF. The caps I am using are cheap ones
> form rapid, though seem to be really crap anyway. So as I am going to have
> to dismantle and rebuild, then wonder if there is a low cost source of caps
> that I can just replace the entire bank with. These have to be able to
> withstand pulses so unfortunately I don't think electrolytic are up to the
> job.
>
> cheers,
> Chris

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